// Station · 7m ago
KMSS
Massena International Airport Richards Field
CAT VFR
WIND 050° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 23.9°C / 12.2°C
ALTIM 30.08 inHg
ELEV 215 FT
44.9362°N / 74.8443°W
LOCATION · Massena, US
WIND
050°4 kt
KMSS · 215 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/4
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
24 / 12
ALTIM
30.08"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 050°/4 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KMSS 111453Z AUTO 05004KT 10SM CLR 24/12 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP184 T02390122 51010
KMSS · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · wind from 050° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.4 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 050° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
050°4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
05
HDG 050°
—CALM
——
5,601'
23
HDG 230°
—CALM
——
5,601'
09
HDG 090°
—CALM
——
4,000'
27
HDG 270°
—CALM
——
4,000'
Pattern altitude: 1,215 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL).
Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying.
// On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.
// Density altitude · ISA +9°C
1,100FT
+885 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV215 FT
OAT+24°C
ISA DELTA+9°C
PRESSURE ALT53 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KITH
(Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport, Ithaca, elev 1,099 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+11%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+4%
-3%
Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.
// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
09:24ZSUNRISE
17:05ZSOLAR NOON
00:47ZSUNSET
01:23ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:00Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 46m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:23Z (10h 22m)
DAY LENGTH15h 22m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE06:50Z
MOONSET22:12Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KPTD
VFR
Potsdam Municipal Airport Damon Field · Potsdam
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 16 NM S
- AGE
- 5m ago
KOGS
VFR
Ogdensburg International Airport · Ogdensburg
- WIND
- VRB / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM SW
- AGE
- 25m ago
CYOW
VFR
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport · Ottawa
- WIND
- 050° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW240
- DIST
- 42 NM NW
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
KSLK
VFR
Adirondack Regional Airport · Saranac Lake
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 43 NM SE
- AGE
- 9m ago
CYND
VFR
Ottawa / Gatineau Airport · Gatineau
- WIND
- 020° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW250
- DIST
- 46 NM NW
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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